Chapter 19 of Ernest Maltravers — Complete is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Ernest Maltravers — Complete is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But who is this? thought he, a demon vile. With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils. Why am I so tame? Why crush I not the viper? Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried.”
Chapter 19 of Ernest Maltravers — Complete is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading “Why crush I not the viper?”
an evil supernatural being
From this reading ““But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.”
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.”
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading “Why am I so tame?”
morally reprehensible
From this reading ““But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.”
venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw
From this reading “Why crush I not the viper?”
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading “With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.”
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading “With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Why am I so tame?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading Why crush I not the viper?
an evil supernatural being
From this reading “But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
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From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why am I so tame?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why crush I not the viper?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why am I so tame?
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading Why am I so tame?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried.”
morally reprehensible
From this reading “But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw
From this reading Why crush I not the viper?
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
look attentively
From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried.”
during the time that
From this reading Fear replied, Watch him a while, and let his strength be tried.”
which person or people
From this reading “But who is this? thought he, a demon vile.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why am I so tame?
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With wicked meaning and a vulgar style; Hammond they call him--they can give the name Of man to devils.
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